| [GMCnet] Bump up at rear floor of coach [message #173224] |
Wed, 13 June 2012 18:33  |
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ljdavick
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I was just looking at Armand's seminar "How we remodeled the living area of our GMC" and noticed his pictures of the water pump. It had never occurred to me before but what's under that bump up at the rear floor? The road?
Here's a link to his presentation - it's very well done <http://gmcws.org/blog/?p=430>
Larry Davick
Fremont, California
The Mystery Machine
'76 (ish) Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] Bump up at rear floor of coach [message #173229 is a reply to message #173224] |
Wed, 13 June 2012 19:02  |
rwbmitiopt@comcast.net
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Larry
The 1" plywood that makes up floor throughout the coach continues under the "wedge". Mine was made of solid hardwood and I'm sure the coach leveled out when I removed it. Made good fire wood.
Randall
| ljdavick wrote on Wed, 13 June 2012 16:33 |
I was just looking at Armand's seminar "How we remodeled the living area of our GMC" and noticed his pictures of the water pump. It had never occurred to me before but what's under that bump up at the rear floor? The road?
Here's a link to his presentation - it's very well done <http://gmcws.org/blog/?p=430>
Larry Davick
Fremont, California
The Mystery Machine
'76 (ish) Palm Beach
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Randall Burns
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75 EX GB
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| Re: [GMCnet] Bump up at rear floor of coach [message #173296 is a reply to message #173224] |
Thu, 14 June 2012 10:53 |
Craig Lechowicz
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I could be dreaming, but I vaguely recall somewhere on Bill Bryant's history cd, reading that one of the GM Exec's wives didn't like that her feet didn't touch the floor from the rear settee's and hence a last minute plywood wedge.
Craig Lechowicz
'77 Kingsley, Waterford, MI
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| Re: [GMCnet] Bump up at rear floor of coach [message #173302 is a reply to message #173296] |
Thu, 14 June 2012 11:20 |
James Hupy
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What I heard the reason was for the raised floor in the rear of the dry
bath coaches with the twin gaucho beds with the hanging bunks was that it
was difficult for the smaller people to get up into the bunks, so they
raised the floor instead of steps or ladders or the like.
Jim Hupy
Salem, OR
78 GMC Royale 403
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Craig Lechowicz <
craig.lechowicz@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> I could be dreaming, but I vaguely recall somewhere on Bill Bryant's
> history cd, reading that one of the GM Exec's wives didn't like that her
> feet didn't touch the floor from the rear settee's and hence a last minute
> plywood wedge.
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> Craig Lechowicz
> '77 Kingsley, Waterford, MI
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| Re: [GMCnet] Bump up at rear floor of coach [message #173344 is a reply to message #173309] |
Thu, 14 June 2012 19:50 |
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mike miller
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| ljdavick wrote on Thu, 14 June 2012 10:57 |
If my coach had the raised platform in the back my beloved PO removed it. I suspect this is the case. The bump I was asking about is the 45 degree bump directly at the lower rear corner of the coach. I think it’s a water and heater plenum.
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That is where the rear frame section "kicks up" to the height to mount the bumper.
Your first post asked, "... but what's under that bump up at the rear floor? The road?"
Ah... Yes.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
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